Microsystems are integral to Canada’s ability to deliver and gain economic advantages. In the global context, competition in this area is increasingly aggressive requiring strategic investment in microsystems research and development so that Canadian companies can compete successfully.
New and emerging technologies and processes will drive future evolution of priority sectors in Canada.
Advances in key microsystems application areas including biotechnology/pharmaceutical/medical devices, and ICT contribute economically to Canada and also to improved quality of life for Canadians.
Canadian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector
ICT Sector |
Data |
Source |
Contribution to Canadian GDP |
$59.2 B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
% Contribution to Canadian GDP |
4.8% (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Revenue |
$155.3B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Research & Development |
$6.2B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Employment Level |
572,700 (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Firms |
51,500 (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Exports |
$22.1B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Imports |
$44.2B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Trade Balance |
-$22.1B (2008) |
Industry Canada |
Canadian Bio Sector
Pharmaceutical Sector |
Data |
Source |
| Contribution to Canadian GDP |
$21.5B (2007) |
Industry Canada |
| % Contribution to Canadian GDP |
1.9% (2007) |
Industry Canada |
| Revenue |
$16B (2005) |
Industry Canada |
| Research & Development |
$1.25B (2005) |
Industry Canada |
| Employment Level |
40,000 direct (2005)
35,000 indirect (2005) |
Industry Canada |
| Firms |
Top ten companies accounted for almost 60% of total pharmaceutical sales (wholesales level). Top 5 companies accounted for nearly 40% of total sales in Canada. |
Industry Canada |
| Exports |
$5.1B (2005) |
Industry Canada |
| Imports |
$10.2B (2005) |
Industry Canada |
| Trade Balance |
-$5.1B (2005) |
Industry Canada |
Biotechnology Sector |
Data |
Source |
| Research & Development |
$1.7B (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Employment Level |
13,400 (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Firms |
532 (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Industry Sales |
$16.1B (patented and non-patented drug sales) (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
Medical Devices Sector |
Data |
Source |
| Research & Development |
$1.7B (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Employment Level |
13,400 (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Firms |
532 (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
| Industry Sales |
$16.1B (patented and non-patented drug sales) (2007) |
Statistics Canada |
Global Microsystems Growth Forecasts
Examples of worldwide markets where companies are increasingly exploiting Microsystems capability:
Examples
Market |
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) |
Forecast Sales (USD) |
Source |
| Telecommunications and Communications Market |
13% (2005-2012) |
$62.8B (2012) |
Research and Markets |
| Semiconductor Market |
6% (2008-2013) |
$357B (2013) |
IC Insights Inc. |
| Embedded Technology Market |
4.1% (2008-2013) |
$112.5B (2013) |
BCC Research |
| Intelligent Wireless Microsystems |
56.4% (2008-2013) |
$1.3B (2013) |
BCC Research |
| Image Sensors |
7.2% (2008-2013) |
$11.4B (2013) |
IC Insights Inc. |
| Biotechnology Market |
12.3% (2005-2010) |
$226.1B (2010) |
Online Business Intelligence |
| Medical Devices Market |
6.2% (2007-2012) |
$11.2B (2012) |
Online Business Intelligence |
| Biophotonics Chip Products |
11% (2004-2014) |
$2.8B (2014) |
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association |
| Biochips Market |
12.7% (2006-2013) |
$3,840.7M (2013) |
BCC Research |
| BioMEMS |
17% (2008-2012) |
$2.3B (2012) |
Yole Développement |
| Semiconductors in Industrial/Medical Applications Market |
8.8% (2007-2013) |
$33.3B (2013) |
Semicast Research Group |
| Microfluidics Technology Market |
14% (2006-2011) |
$6.2B (2011) |
BCC Research |
| Microsystems opportunities are represented in sales and market growth projection. Continued compound annual growth (CAGR) in microelectronics is forecast at 7% for 2006-2012, with current market size of about $236 billion (IC Insights Inc.). This generally includes all microsystems devices that create value in electronic systems, for example, content in the following markets for 2008: |
| Automotive: |
Electronic systems content for the automotive market is estimated to be $105 billion;
microsystems devices represent a $14.9 billion segment in this market. |
| Communications: |
Electronic systems content for the communications market is about $352 billion;
microsystems devices represent a $65.6 billion segment. |
| Computers: |
Electronic systems content for computers is estimated to be almost $388 billion;
microsystems devices represent a $100.3 billion segment. |
| Global Microsystems Growth Forecasts |
Market |
CAGR |
Forecast Sales (US$) |
Source |
Lab-on-Chip |
36% (2004-2012) |
$1.5 billion (2012) |
Business Insights Ltd. |
| Global Microfluidics Technologies |
14% (2006-2011) |
$6.2 billion (2011) |
BCC Research |
| Worldwide MEMS Systems |
15% (2005-2010) |
$95 billion (2010) |
Yole Développement |
| Optical Components |
14% (2007-2012) |
$8 billion (2012) |
IC Insights Inc. |
| Biophotonics Chip Products |
11% (2004-2014) |
$2.8 billion (2014) |
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association |
| Image Sensors |
14% (2006-2011) |
$14.3 billion (2011) |
IC Insights Inc. |
| Laser Transmitters |
22% (2006-2011) |
$1.1 billion (2011) |
IC Insights Inc. |
| Semiconductors in Medical Electronics |
11% (2006-2011) |
$4.1 billion (2011) |
Databeans Inc. |
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| Microsystems
are essential to the cars of today and the future in powertrain
components, safety systems, environmental systems, navigation
and collision avoidance systems, multimedia systems and
hydrogen fuel cell systems. |
* Dollar values are Canadian unless otherwise stated
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